Question

A jar contains 11 pennies and 8 dimes. What is the ratio of dimes to pennies?


A.
19 to 11


B.
11 to 19


C.
8 to 11


D.
11 to 8

Answer 1

just put the number of dimes over the number of pennies

Answer 2

then if you can simplify

Answer 3

dimes to pennies
so,
8 dimes and ___ pennies
or
8 to ___ (pennies)

Answer 4

but you cant here since its 8/11 and both numbers are not divisible by the same number

Answer 5

I see

Answer 6

ratio just means fraction

Answer 7

but I still cant get it

Answer 8

okay what did you do?

Answer 9

what are you having trouble with?

Answer 10

8 : 11?

Answer 11

ya see you got it

Answer 12

the question

Answer 13

correct

Answer 14

oh ok thanks

Answer 15

as i said before. ratio means fraction. so the question was asking for the fraction of the number of dimes over the number of pennies.

Answer 16

The answer is 8:11